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THE FREE PRESSGKANGEYMLLE, IDaHO.OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPERThe Idaho Free Press Is one of theonly seven papers in the state of Idaho towhich a guaranteed circulation rating isaccorded In the edition of the AmericanNewspaper directory for 1894. The corredness of the rating Is guaranteed by a$1UU forfeit, ofTered by the publishers ofthe directory, to any person who will show-ulation of the paper is nottRIDAW MAY 22 , 18U0.that thecorrectly stated.1Ü tOKIth PONDIC Vlb.. .......A live correspondent is desired in everytown, village and school district In Idahocounty. bluiiouery ami postage furnished.No notice will be taken of anonymouscommunications. The name ami additssof the writer must in all cases be furDished, not necessarily for publication,but as a guarantee ol good faith.Correspondence giving news or facts ofinterest to the public, us well as suggestiona and expertenoes upon the subjectsof farming, inanulactunng, railroading,shipping, iinnugralion andthat serves to develop theIdaho, presented in a brier and pithy manner, is desired from all parts of the sand elsewhere.School reports—Teachers are requestedto send to the Free Frees copies of monthly reports, giving names of scholars neither absent nor taniy, etc., for publication.The publication of a communication Isno evidence that theeverythingces ofadopts Itssentiments. The author alone is responsible tor them.\\ rue only on one side of the paper.The "Old Reliable Free Press'* (established In lMsij is the leading journalisticadvocate ol the richest co•arm -raterIn politicsual in all Ihaigb^ bubscilbt, forionize it.jt Camus Prairie and Ciethe gBasin.Striciiy non-par&uü imp*It and pa 1UANüh VILLE.t AC la AâlOllOrangeville Is centrally located iu theof Idaho county, iduUh the ualgreat Laiuuu Pibo— a y ual region of cural rpNioCarnau Praira*, rc» ol theaua orchard landOpemug oi the unjoining NeM'vaiion wiit » to uiuke a ricty. Ytunning iuiids o tnearly a millioncompil productive wheal, haythe normw*.706,aauilioiial u 1 u nie iumi» tu ihn re»ource»surrounding Grungev nie, thus uncolug 111« speedy conoliucliou of raiiroau»,the absence ol which hue hliliurAO retardedüOl.-ni ol the richthe grow ih andandIs liie conunurcGrangeviniho. il 1» »apari of bmiiUb Frwheal lie 10 », hay Hem», gchard». Y wo unie»line, of vasl luieui» oi ine very ue»i umbel lor buiiumg purposes, while great deposit» ol munguneoc rock, marble, grlie, lime, onyx, opal and other buildingmaleiial exist wilhiü il) unies of thetown. Wa er Is obtained a* a uepih of i*to 2u feet. Three Mile creek runs «ruoughthe town, auordmg, when utilised, unlimited supply for a large pcpuiauou audpower lor inuuuiacluring chlerpiiees.The minerai resource» of Ihe countrysurrounuing lii ange vale are very gréai.The mo piacei imumg camp» of uro FElk City, Florence, Warrens, and the richbars ol ihe Clearwater and Salmon river»are all directly tributary to and dependentupon UntugeViiie loi every pound ol thelisupplie». Ureal hydruullc and dredgingplant» are being e»ialnn.ned in tuestcamp» to extract the gwid from the Ualpiacer beide which have heretofore iau*ldie for lack ol ineaus to develop them.iguurlz in.mug in all the camp» is rapidly aasummg the piopiAUon» <>t a grdusiry, and with increased transportatlon lacililie» a population of luu.uuu soukWill hnd subsistance 111 Idaho county. Tgold quartz mine» of Elk City in uuuiber,exieul and richness, promise to make thegreatest gold camp lu the PaciU* northwest. The low price of silver Is turningthe attention of mining men to gold proûucing properties, andgone tributary to Orangeville isgold their great development the t eaifuture 1» assured. Athe Idaho stale legislature to uuild a »y»wagon laods to liiese mines,outlet to Orangeville, winlease the prosperity of thehlch they. The opening of theconsequent conPacilicvuioptry ol winch Orangevilleopoiis.1 the prettiest town In Idaled in ihe most productivesurtounded by'mLi ui cus andihe limberinln« muiura*U luappropi iatioul«m ol »1giving ilium agreatlyunites aud ol ttie point lrreceive their euppltidle Indian lands audstruction ol the NortherUnion Pacific road extensions, will aisvbe a very important factor m promotingtl»« growth ol Orangeville, since this is tintrading aud outlining point to tne largestaud most truitiui p*rt ol the laud» thutthrown open to vvhne seulement.•nur« region Is a fruitful one. it 1» a paiadise lor iaiiuers, stockmen, miners, huntei» and prospector»,immigrant» and opportunity» lor oapitails is.The trade of all this vast region 1» centered in Orangeville. All the banking auomanufacturing interests of tne county aithere. The busiues» interests of the townaie represented by two bank», two tlomills, several large mercantile establishmeut», hotels aud other interest» mortpaillculariy specified In the advertisingcolumns ol the Free Press. There are twochurches, each with 11» Sunday aahooi,a Methodist academy, a public gradeuschool, & brass baud, military company,several secret soc-dies, and un activeenterprising population of 75u souls. Thtfuture ol the towu was never »0 brightand assured us at present.For further particulars concerningUrangeville und Iduho couuty, its agrlcuitural lands and mining properties, addres*Free Press Real Estate Bureau,Urangeville. Idaho.Theoiler» home» lo.L. ». A E. »OLD TO BONDHOLDERSItu il rond IIit ASeattle, Wash., May 16.—The Seattle.Lake Shore & Eastern railroad was solaat noon today, and was purchased b>Judge H. G. Struve, representing the bondholders' committee, for one million dollars. 'Thereent, though it was expected by many thatthe Canadian Pacific would have a representative on hand. The outstanaing bombagainst the road umount to more than$5,000,000, and any other bidder would havthad to meet the bondholders, who are givthe right under the decree of the cour,to apply the bonds on the purchase price.The road, it is said, will at once beThe YYaNlilnittu Milli«lg hiction.ire no other bidders presganized.Up until the time the sale took plac«the Northern Pacific n>ad were ,*iwork in Judge Hanford's court endeavorlng to prevent it. General Ashton, thtwestern counsel for the Northern Paclfi* .appealed for postponement, claimingthe decree contained 2500 shares of stockin the Union Depot Company at Spokane,which should not be included In the mortgage. Judge Hanford held that as thtLake Shore had appealed from the decretto the circuit court of appeals, the trialcourt has no longer any jurisdiction, anddeclined to interfere. Notice was givenat the sale that the Lake Shore claimedthe stock should not be sold.IN THE CNITED STATES COl'RIIndictment. Returned by the GrundJury—Plea, of Guilty.Moscow, Idaho, May H.—The grand JuryIn the United States court yesterday returned Indictment, agaln.t W. J. Hendereon (two Indictment»). Frank Vllca, JohnH. Keller and Charles Hull for selllnpliquor to Indians. A Coeur d'Alene Indianwa. also Indicted for larceny. Philip Cusick, the defaulting Sandpolnt postmasterwas arraigned and pleaded not guilty. J•- Fall», a fine looking old gentleman withWhite hair and beard, pleaded guilty toSelling liquor to Indiana.DAY LIOUT SHOWED A SAD SCENENumber of Victims of the CycloneWill Reach 200.8herman, Texas, May 16.—When thefirst blast of the cyclone was felt at Justin, L*enton county, more than a hundredmiles from Sherman, men, women, chll: dren were wholly unprepared for it. TheI cyclone went northeast, through Gerald1 and Denton, thence to Mingo, OrlbbleSprings and on to Mustard. One hundredtlemenU along the Missouri, Kansas &:celved the full force of the Htorm, whichwhile sweepingI part of Graysonneiles was traveled Inhour. Small set*Texas, north of Denton, all sulTered.lashed, then the village ofHowe. The southwest end of Sherman re•:iview wf er Dentonmed to hav«« gatheredItyfury andan this city.eaked the worst of itsruinI The greatest slaughter done by the. , lnn „ .y!children; MJohn Ames,( ] ren Q f j|,. v j|I &*orge Anderson! Shearer andFollowing is a revised list of the dea<j and wounded, made at 12 o'clock today:d threeand three children;rife and two children; chllD. Akers; AlexanderPiere«, wife and five children; Miss Jenkins; I.lge Coron, wife and child; Mrs.l h.he- i T.Ife; William Hamilton!j farmer; Mrs. Billy Martin; Mrs. J. J.Johnson; wife and two children of Davis;:White—Mrs. Otto Blllinger. BuMrs. Dave Herringdren; Charles Weddell of Fairview; Cns; Mrs. Wright Clark aIdentified white perid two small chilGray andtwo children; thulColored—J. Walker; N(three children; Lucy Ballinger; Sloan Ballinger; Mattie King; MiI Lake; LotitlaNichols«Lake; JoinLake;Fadls Lake ;Lake; Eliza Cox; Charles Cox; Sam Pattison; Jim English; two children of v esleyPatty; three children of Bethree children of Belle Bateheler; Mrs.Bon Sedlson and two unidentified babies.Wounded—White: Mrs. Ben Shockey,right shoulder broken, head crushed andInternal Injuries; is thought will «lie before night; her youngest child Is expectedto die. A y out) g son of John Atnes, headcrushed, badly hurt; expected to die.ghtenfatally wounded, the other twCephus;Three diof Mrs. Jenkins,isly ;voundedMrs. Jenkins herse!* painfullyrill not die.in thiback, butSeveralof Wright ('lurk badly Injured.childAt Gray's mill, — Kelly, he<1 crushedidother Injuries; may die. Ababy, said to be named Richards, fatallyInjured. Mrs. Alex Pierce,wounds on the bo«ly and head; expectedto die. John ami Hirambadly hurt; the rest of the family of nineMrs. Charles Held, bad headrounds; may recover. Jim Herring, head111 probably die. Miss G.Anderson, terribly wounded; reported lastnightikiin tiensro dead.voundefi;dead.Mrs. Maurle Craighead andgranddaughter, seriously injured. OttBlllinger, whoseure dead, sustained slight Injuries. Tenor 15 unidentified white persons are Ind child, and G. R.Vlcef and wife and three children, slightly hurt. Henry Miller, headhotly bruised. Two sons of Rev.Shearer, who was killed, slightly Injured.Mrs. Jesse Brown, bones broken; bodycrushed. Mrs. J. B. King and two children. slightly Injured. W. S. Bostwlck.painfully woundtd. Mrs. W. B. Bostwlck,head wounded; may die.Wounded—Colored:ly. Vlnla Hogan, seriously. Jane MatiphIn, legs broken, head and bodymay die. Mrs. Wesley Patty, expected toded. J.,(u1 three *-hlldreIsvoundsin*lJ. J).>an Cephus. futalvouruled ;die.Harriet Lti\ headMitrln, sonPatricks, Charles Puckett, Bertha 1'ri«k. Mrs. John Latz, George NickersMay Patrick. Mandy Patrick, Jane Luckett. Five colored people unidentifiedinjured.id daughter. Mrs. Bridge!wereHorrors of tlie Dn > .The results of the terrible cyclone whichswept Gray'sto Sherman at 4:30 yesterday•e not yet complete. The list of dead ujto noon today Included 78.dozen more are expected to «lie beforenight. It Is estimated that 20 or 30 bodies•e yet unrecovered, but several hundredmen are searching the fields, digging updebris and dragging creeks. Six mortbodies, four dead, two alive, were recovered this morning.The missing child of Luke Montgomerywas found this morning 200 yards fromhome. The little one's skull was crushedand the brains all gone, as If scooped out.This completes the destruction of th«Montgomery family. His dead wife andfound last night.It Is reported that 12 bodies of deadwhites are being brought In from north otSherman.The streets are crowded with strickenpeople. Hundreds of farmers are Innd It seems that half the population of Dennison are here today.Details of the storm grible. Bodies have been decapitated, limbtorn off, eyes gouged out, cheeks, fing«*and toes cut off as clean as If withknife; hair pulled out, great slivers ofwood sticking through limbs, noses flattened In, skulls crushed and brains scoop'd out.Some victims have their necks brogenothers are mutilated horribly. Some arenot broken or bruised at all, but apparently lie serene In death.Many private homes are utilized as hospitals.The ladles afor the dyingtakersview the dark skie•louds withare being brought In hourly. The totalkilled will reach 120. anil the wounded 100.People are responding generously to th*all for help«. Over $6000 has been raised.ddltionsJill and Fair viewAt leasttwo babes wtown,ore horre doing all possible tand wounded.with work. Peopleand threateningIdent apprehension. Bodiescar.The underMINERS WILL VOTE ON THE HUMELoch I I iiIoiin Will Elr»t DUcMatter.Denver, May 16.—The convention of theWestern Federation of Miners, after fulliiscusslon of the proposition to establtsa« home for invalid miners, decided to giveocal unions an opportunityatter, and In that manner everydll have opportunlThelr a>conithetheto discuthemember of the orderty to make known their Ideas..ion will be referred to the executived if the majority favhome ground will bo purchased at once and the building beg;a long discussion todavmit tee,building ofThere w■n<nling the salary of gcal organThe dele■ d until after Monday, aft-rz* rs. but no action was taken.gates udjoudeciding to attend the Broadway tin a body tomorrow and hear u s** mi niby Rev. Myron Reed.COLORADO TOINDORSETELLERElee Coll«1 l'r«iteeti'rluclples.Pueblo, Colo., May 13.—Senator Tellerwill be indorsed by a formal resolutiontomorrow afternoon by the Colorado stateconvention and will be chosen by acclamation to head the delegation to St. Louis.Free coinage and protection will be th#»cardinal republican principles of faith in-his state, but no Instructions for a candilate for the presidential nomination willbe given. Senator Teller's friends andsupporters will have entire control of theconvention, but more conservative leadersio not Interpret his recent utterancesfavoring bolt.iB«eCa rdlitheIasTHE OREGON A FAST ONEWORLD'S RECORD ON HER TRIALTRIP, AND GETS A ROM'S.liutllihipid In Equipped With Ftlib le AIn Over 350 Feet L«'W.ildSanla Barbara, Cal., May 14.—On itsofficial trial today the battleship Oreg nmade a world's record of 16.7s knots •' nhour and getting a bonus of $175,000. Tl emachinery ran smoothly from »tart *ofinish and there was not the slightest acldent.The Oregon Is 350 feet 9 Inches long, ai. 1at the v\Her mea69 feet 3 inches broad,ter line she measures M3 feet,draught is 24 feet, and she s<1 35 feet In depth.Her displacement is 10,200 tons, and hr-r,,,dlcat eci horse power Is 7000 natural,Jrau Sht, and 90(H) forced draught. HerIs very heavy and Is inventoried"/"''""f,; E'lCht «-Inch, four 1* Inch .*ow 6-lncl. breechloadtng rifles; twenty (JP ° Un,,0r '- ravtd fire ' and el * ht11 ft\ n'~'V.,'^Wi1JL. L# TILL'.CD=153IÜ. -The Bn (lie Ship Oregon.rapid-firing guns; four 37-mlllimetHotchkiss revolving cannon, and six Howell torpedo tubes.The contract called for a speed of 15knots per hour, but the great battleshipexceeded that, and won a handsome bonusfor the Union Iron Works, according tothe terms of the contract. Ontrial trip about the bay the Oregon showed a speed of 17 knots per hour and over,tlhe was about 3000 tons light at that Pint,lucking her guns and her turrets.Irving M. Scott, president of the Util*Works, in speaking of the result,said: "The trial today makes the OregonUisulutely unrivaled among the ironcladsof the world. She excels the Massachusetts for defense and offense, and onlyneeded a trial to prove that she can carrythese powers at a speed greater than any)( her rivals. The average speed of 16.78knots, practically for six hours, shows beyond question her ability of sustaininggreat speed for a long period. In everyrespect her engine performance was withequal."Soon after her return to San Francisco,pleted, she will be presented$1(1,000 silver dinner set by the state>f Oregon, in honor and appreciation o;the grandest battleship In the world. TheOregon left Immediately for San Francis?o, after sending telegrams ashore.>ntlrwhenwithTWO AGED BISHOPS RELIEVEDMethodist Conference Decided That•ded.Cleveland. May 14.—Today's session ofhe Methodist Episcopal conference wasmarked by the largest attendance of thesession. When the committeeporal economy was called Secretary Monoe asked for a suspension of the ruleswhereby the resolution which contemplated a change in discipline could b*Acted upI10 conference foricing printed In the Dally Advocate. The••«port of the committee on missions toncrease the contingent fund from $25,uooo $50,000 was adopted. The committeetlso recommended the Hing Hua missionn China. It was adopted.The report of the committee on educaIon, which excuses students from takingirst examinations In branches in whichhey have passed satisfactory examinations in some Methodist school was adopt'd unanimously. The committeehurch extension made a report againstextension of work In foreign lands. Dr.tuckley, chairman, made a report of thejommlltee 011 episcopacy,n the opinion of the committee Bishopsand Foster are too old to standhe strain of the duties and recommendedheir retirement at the end of the confernon-effective. In the list ofoishops returned as effective were allhe other bishops with the exception ofTaylor, whoseV generous appropriation was urged for;iger Men W ere N<Yûthout being in possession oiday and withoulIt stated that* townot mentioned.1 meBishop Foster rose and *he audience received him with great applause. lie saidie simply had a request to make. lieanew the question was one of great delid lie begged to be permitted to relire. Cries of "No, no," came from allparts of the hall. Bishop Foster extendedUs arms, saying. "Please, pleasO." Itin ost pathetic seen". Bishop Foser spoke a few momenta and the conference, by a rising vo-e. granted hisrequest. Bishop Bowman said he wouldmake th*c s*earned for the first time that he w*inot effective.he had Juste request,Dr. Buckler moved the adoption of thereport and a hundred voices seconded It.Hr. George H. Brldgeman of Minnesota«ffered a substitute, which provided thatihe two bishops be continued In the board,but relieved of their active duties. Dr.Brldgeman said lt wasinkind to take such actionnecessaryindcontemplated In the report of the committee.Rev. J. E. C. Sawyer spoke feelingly infavor of the substitute. The only object:n retiring them was to retrench, andthat was unnecessary In the face of theinmense membership.The substitute of Dr. George II. Brldgrnan of Minnesota, which provides thatBishops Bowman anil Foster be not retired. was tabled, and the report of the•oinmittee on the episcopacy retiring thewo bishops was adopted.LOCHRENI»W ELLINDORSED I'IPIcsotaed With IllsA |> point 1it.Washington. May 15.—Judge Lochren,ho was today nominate«for UnitedStates district judge of Minnesota, to succeed B. B. Nelson, was appointe*! commissioner of pensions at the beginningof the present administration,then a district Judge In Minnesota. JudgeNelson, whom he succeeds, wIn 1858 by President Buchanan and wlongest in the service of ar.y Judge Inthe United States courts. ÈvJudge Lochren's appointment as commissioner of pensions, it has been the desireof his friends to promote him to the benchin case Judge Nelson would resign. Hispreference has been for a bench ratherthan an executive position. Leading lawyers In Minnesota have petitioned for hisappointment as United States judge. Mr.Lochren was indorsed by the Minnesotalegislature unanimously for the positionhe now holds.He wappointedthesincePENSIONS FOR INDIAN FIGHTERSWc.tern ContrccN.itipn Hu.lilna (heMatter.Washington, May 15.—Both of Washington's representatives have united in urging upon Speaker Reed and the committee on rules the necessity for the bringing up of Hermann's bill granting [Jensions to the Indian war veterans of Ore! gon and Washington. If time could beobtained for consideration of thismeasi ure In the house. It Is believed that itwould pass by a good round majority,and Senator Mitchell states that the bilican be put through the senate withoutany trouble.A. r. A. KEEI'IXQ ITS SECRETSAction as to McKinley Will Be Specially Guarded.Washington, May 14.—The supremecouncil of the A. P. A. continued to d»alwith routine matters of no Interest to other» than members of the order. Manyresolutions were Introduced at today ssession and were referred to various committees for consideration. The coun -ilhas not yet decided whether to give thepress an abstruct of President Traynor'sannual message, which is reported to hea very spicy document.Last night the advisory board held ameeting to consider the action of its executive committee In blacklisting McKinley. A special oath of Beerecy ?s said tohave been Imposed upon the board in re- jlatlon to the McKinley matter. Twe reports are In circulation as to the courseItkely to he pursued. One report has It !that the advisory hoard will report its a;- ]row. Th"e otht^r"story iTZT tL^h^rdwill be very glad to have the declaration |which was made heretofore stand withoutatter forward, but willTraynor.any consideration by the council and willnot bring theact on the defensive If It Is called to account for Its policy.The most noteworthy feature of today sthe innovasession of the A. P. A. w;tlon made by giving to the public theannual address of PresidentWhile some parts of the document wereerased by a special committee the bodyof It gives more authentic Informationupon the purposes of the order than hasever before been mad" public upon authority. President Iraynor deals at greatlength with the present phases of the A.I*. A. He says:"The American Protective AssociationIs to«lay a recognized factor in Americanpolitics, whose favor Is openly courted bypolitical leaders, organizers and postulants for'public office, who a year ago Ignored, treated with contempt and denounced It."The A. P. A. Is a standing menace tothe perpetuity of every party, being comis it Is, of the members of everyparty. So long as It remains unmoved bythreats, unyielding to the pressure ofpartyspectcd by every party which dares notincorporate the platform of the order inits own. The great majority of our orderwaited patiently during the lastyear for some sign from one or the otherof the political parties that It has receiveda change of heart which It Is honestenough to publicly express. There are afinton of Iowa,ra, Bradley of Kentucky andStone of Missouri, w'ho have been fearlessin their Indorsement of our purpose, andwhile It may be fortunate that they arerepublicans it Is more than unfortunatethat they are not either the republicanparty or the representatives of that body,and the question should be asked andanswered here and now, that while thetoleratedhlchachines, It will be hated by and refew republicans.Gear of:j'A. P. A. Isms of these menby the party for the A. P. A. voteseach of them carries behind him, whatassurance have we that this tolerationwill not cense the moment the votes havebeen delivered?"Referring to the advisory board, whichcreated a sensation by Its attack on McKinley, he says: "A source of prospectivedanger Is the national advisory ooard asIt is at present constructed. In Its political form lt is ln «langer at any time ofcoming into collision with the supreme exboard, which Is the supremeoil out of session and undoubtedly thesuperior of all other boards. At presentIt recognizescouncil l«•cutiveno superior but the supreme•ssion, and may pursue onepolicy while the supreme president and hiscabinet pursue one entirely opposite to it,"and suggests that the powers of theboard be specifically named.He recommends that no candidate fora national political office should receivethe Indorsement of the board until allells have passed upon him;I that no notifications of a political natuiefrom state or supreme council be mandatory, but merely advisory.state cON BEHALF OF THE TRADE!* Ss«*tor WHn*ANkH that Colvillehe u Highway.ReiWashington, May 15.—There have beena great many applications for permissionKo upnaif of the Colvillereservation as traders and Senator Wilsonhas been endeavoring to Induce the cumthe uummlssioner of Indian altairs to grant allsuch permits tnat may be applied for, onthe grounds that this is no longer an Indlan reservation, but has practically beendeclared open, and only awaits the carrylng out of certain provisions of law. already enacted, to make lt so. This viewof the case is not taken by the commisan affairs as yet, althoughhe has promised to give the matter careful consideration, lie holds that the applicants for tradershlps are nut desirousof trading with the Indians, as It Is awell known fact that there are no Indiansin that section, but that tney wish to takein provisions and merchandise for sale towhite«loner of I•ho have gone upon this portion of the reservation to work miningclaims' ■'•LitOK8 G1\EN ANOTHER CHANCE-d to prospect. Senator Wilsonargues that as there are no Indians upthere and as the mineral land laws havely been extended to this portion ofthe reservation, allowing prospectors andminers to work thereon, there can bejustice in keeping out these mento supply thea Iren 1ho wish1th provisions and goods.«dced Mon nt Kansas CityYVIII Not llano: Today.Kansas City. May 14.—Pollard and Harris. the negroes who were to have beenhanged here tomorrow morning have bet-ngiven another lease of life. Judge Dawsonof the circuit court tonight issuedof habeas corpus ordering Marshal Keshler, who had arranged for the executiontomorrow, to appear with the condemnedin his court on Saturday morning for«i hearing on the application made by theattorneys for the condemnedwritThemen.writ Issued tonight is based upon questions raised as to the legality of the origInal indictleging perjured.•nts against the prisoners, alitnesses against them.DEMOCRATICTICKETELECTEDBaton Rouge. La., May 11.—The twohouses In Joint session today received :hereturns of the late elections for state of- 1fleers and tellers were appointed. A pro- Itest was presented from Captain J. N. Il harr. fusion candidate for KO vemor, |against th«» rturns of the election as tab- ;mated. The protest was lengthy. Afr r 1it had been real the count was procceb dwith. rosuH.n* in the declaration th ,tthe entire democratic state ticket, headed by J. M. Foster for governor, Is electilstai.vk Isln t a reSn nblird'luirr's Prot«»st.ed.Indian» Are rglr.anyWashington, May 16.—Trouble betweenthe Indiansthe Tongue river res«»rvatlon, In Montana, and thein the neighborhood Is'hlte settlersandprobabletroops have been asked for to avoidposslbl* outbreak.!VOTED FOR BISHOPSINTENSE INTEREST IN THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.r . UV£ .| 0n . ... , . . ,, Cle , Ve . land ' IS.-Interest scarcelyj intense than that of a national coaventlon centers around the election of twobishops at the Methodist general confer! ence. Three ballots were taken today] and one of these will not be announced un'''VT,", ' 8| k " 0Kn lr ' ce ' taln quarters. The highest'°* e 0,1 l ' ie thin! ballot is that of ChaplainMcCabe and this is more than 100 short ofenough to elect, a ne oallotlng may goon all day tomorrow. The vote on thethird ballot Is: Chaplain McCabe 234,Kev. Dr. E. Cranston 203, J. E. Brown170, Rev. Dr. J. Hamilton 153, Dr. H. A.Butz 113. On the third ballot Dr. Cranston passed Dr. Bowen and he took secondplace.Bishop Fitzgerald presided. The floorwas cleared of all except delegates. Whilethe ballots were being counted the regular business was taken up. Dr. J. N.Fradenburgh of the Erie conference presented a resolution which recited that asa doubt exists regarding the constitutionality of restrictions of popular amusements, the committee on judiciary shouldbe requested to present a report on thatpoint. The resolution was adopted.The first ballot for bishops resulted inno choice. There are 50 candidates. Thevote was as follows: W. W. E. Bowen(colored) 147, C. C. McCabe 141, Earl Crabston 115, J. W. Hamilton 107, Dr. BuckleyOnly TiII lgheNt Mun Li«•Be CliONeii,eked Over Onelid theHundred Voten.The second ballot resulted In no choice.McCabe led and Bowen was somewhatbehind. Following is the votefive names: McCabe 218, Bowen 175, Cranston 164, Hamilton 145, Bultz 100; necessaryto a choice, 433. Thefed until tomorrow.The committee on the state of thechurch had a lively session over the report of the sub-committee on sociologicaltopics. Certain members of the committee very nearly qu<good feeling prevailed, other commute *hmet and transacted Important businessin the armory. In the evening an anniversary occasion was celebrated in honoiof the Epworth League.the firstventlon adjournled, but finallyWHY MR. FORD WAS APPOINTEDStory Leake Out From thelice Department.PostofWashington. May 15.—A little story hasJust leaked out relative to the appointrnent of George W. Ford over A. B. Bakeras postmaster at Pullman, Wash. Tn*Ford and Baker light for the appointment was a hitter one and was pending along time, but was finally settled veryquickly. It Is now said that one of thegood republican citizens of Pullman wroteto one of Washington's senators a lengthyletter, urging him to work for thepolntment of Baker, which letter, as .shis custom, he filed with the postmastergeneral without comment. He had notread the letter closely or he might nothave done this, but the argus-eyed postmaster general discovered a littletence way dowletter which stated that the appointmen:of Baker would be one of the best thingthat could happen for the republican party in Pullman. Now, this is Just whaPostmaster General Wilson did not car*to bring about, and no sooner had he rear!this letter than he called for the papersin the case and sent the name of Mr. For*to the president. Y'he appointment followed Immediately.apse nat the bottom of thTWO BODIES FROM TIIE HOPE MINEWork)Have 1 a bored for Week*for Their Recovery.Anaconda, Mont., May 15.—Two bodieswere recovered tonight from the Hop*mine at Basin, where sevenkilled by the late disaster. Water flooded the mine so that the bodies have beenreached only at an expense of nearly $10.000. A force of 32 men have been employe*since April 10 working night and day toextricate the bodies. Five pumps wer*used to clear the mine. The bodies werefound In the second floor above the 200foot level. They were locked Inothers' arms, making it plain that deat)had not come to them suddenly, but hadbeen faced by them In the long embrace otparting friends. The bodiescomposed.McArthur, the other body Is unrecognlzable. The men drowned were John Buckley, Ed McArthur, Murty Sullivan, Wt;lBeiden, Barney Wall, Hugh McKowen andPatrick Burkely. The body of John Burkely was found some weeks ago and fourstill remain in the depths.wen1.i badly deOne of the men Is CharlesM'KINLEY HASN'T HEARD OFITReport That He Will Confer WithA. P. A. Com 1ilttee.Cleveland, May 15.—Major McKinley( ' ame U P to Cleveland from Canton todayand wl11 remain in the city over SundayTomorrow evening he will deliverdress t0 Cie delegates of the Methodis 1Episcopal conference,Concerning a report to the effect that hecam e here to confer with a committe«from the A - A - convention, which 11 * n 8e **l° n a t Washington, he said:j P e °P le cal1 to see me every day and JI see that come, but no conference ha*; ^" cn arranged and I have not been nolii the coming of any committee from1 " ashington."IadManyBATCHELDER UNFRIENDLY' -—TO USDidn'tIIj Washington. May 16.-Of all the official*I In the war department at the.Ike the Spokane Army PIdea... , presen'time, the most unfriendly to the Spokanearmy post was General Batchelder, quartermaster general. It is quite fittingtherefore, for the people of that sectionof eastern Washington to rejoice to knownthat on July 27 General Batchelder will L*retired and the quartermaster general'soffice filled by some one more friendlyto the Interests of the Pacific northwest.One of the most promising candidates forthe place is Colonel James G. C. Lee, tI s now at the head of his departmentthe Pacific coast. Colonel Lee was thefirst army officer to urge the citizens otSpokane to acquire land for a concentrât -«?d army post at that place. This he o*dfive years ago. Spokane might reasonably,therefore, expect a friend where there hadbeen a foe before, in the event of ColonelLee being chosen as the successor to Genwno"li| eral Batchelder.iUNCOVERED A DIG BODY OF OREW «xlerful Strike Reporte«!The Yskk.From!Leon I a, Idaho. May 15.—Work was started yesterday on the Jim Hill mine, In tinYahk district. The second blast! an J I P, meI V* e bo,î y ot frte milling gold ore; f n ^ h« 11 * bromide. This Is said to be the1 J ar * est discovery ever made in the disI a /? d is claimed to be a better gradeI fani0U3 Keystone. Thirty| refu8< ' i for a half; the f u rurpnf thfli running high, and1 î„h e d New t -ÏÏ n ° W We 1 e8,a>J -f ew dnvs and frSm «n* - Är ® . eVery^anÄ Cripple Crwk " tMa WUI~ ^expose«!Theragon road to Silvanltecompleted by the 25th, and theboat is now ready to launch.«rill henew ferryArmour Plant Crlpplrd.Kansas City. May 13,-The troubletween the Armour Packing Company aIts employes In Kansas City has assumeda serious aspect,are now out, reducing the working forceof the plant fully one-half.he!Seven hundredm- •=LLEVI -STRAUSS & CO.FACTORY*SAN FRANCISCO-CAL.COPPER RIVETEDTPTA ocMARK.OVERALLS AND SPRING BOTTOM PANTSLEVERY GARMENT GUARANTEED.EMPLOY OVER 330 GIRLS.o™ ° %K MA * WAS ,,ANGETriple Eventt CIiIciiro Which XVAlude a Single Execution.Chlcago, May 15.—Today, the first timesince the execution of the Haymarkctanarchists, a double hanging was to take iplace In the Cook county jail. The condemned men were Alfred C. Fields, anegro, and Joseph Mandreth, a German.It was to have been a triple hanging, butGovernor Altgcld yesterday gavespite to Nie Marsden, convicted of thereinurder of Fritz Holzhuetter, a butcher.Fields slept soundly.His companion didnot get any sleep until long after midnight. When his wife left the Jail hecried hysterically nearly an hour. Fathers Dored Finn prayedvith him.Fields, the negro.Fields smiled on the scaffold, said "Goodby, old sport," to an acquaintance andwas strangled to death, his neck not bcing broken. According to his confession,on the night of February 20 last he haila quarr. 1 with Mrs. Ella Randolph, wifePullman porter, beat her head Into awith a flatiron and set lire to thehouse. Just before the time ofHon word came that a stay of three weeksgranted by Judge Baker towho became insane severalo or was feigning insanity. Manas extremely violent, constantlyshouting "Hang up the man now." Juin23 last Mandreth. with Julius Mannow.an « x-convict, entered the office of C. 1*.'Birch.s executed at 1ofpu.pexcouhad beenMandreth,days agdreth vmoney receiver for the ChicagoStrc- 1 Railway Company at the Armitageavenue station, and ordered Birch to handout the money. Birch shot at the maskedrobbers. At least a dozen shotschanged. Birch fell pierced by three bullets.were exMannow madecomplete conhile Mandreth maintained hisfesslon, winnocence.THEA. P. A. REMOVES THE II \\V.kit lllnekliNlN Mayf O111«».McKlileyWashington, Älay 16.—Today's sesslohe American Protective Association solpreme councilthe convention, because the action of thexecutive cas the most interesting ofimittee of the advisory boar*iblacklisting Major McKinley asdentlal candidateprtvas to berev le 'Thethe action of Its creport of the advisory board uponit tee was made tothe council later In the session. It watechnically an indorsement of the executive committee. It assertedsubstancethat the executive committee warrante«!,in view of the evidence presented,placing of the ban upon McKinley, but iaddition it states that furtherthemlnafull board hasembers that the witnesstlon of this testimony byconvinced theeliable and their statementsrrect, therefore the botes werenot et•d concludeshat McKinley should he placed upon themembers of thefooting, as farA. P. A.concerned, with other candidates for presidential nominations,not be discriminated against. Appendedto the report was a statement in writingby Delegate Huddleson, of California,asserts the committee, of which he«1vhochairman, interviewed McKinleyton. Ohio, on the 11th Inst., and the Interviewit Canvas satisfactory,bers of the committee 1The other meinstated to havebeen Delegate Van Fossen of Washingtonand C. E. Zypt, state chairman of Kentucky.SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE A.I*. A.Reportsof CWork of the Day.iltte«the ChiefWashington. May 15.—The session of thesupreme council of the A. P. A. meetingoday>f committee reports. Five congressmen'poke before the council during the afternoon. Among those were Linton of Michand Hilborn of California. The reportagitation took th«s devoted mainly to considerationjf the committeeground that agitation without educations dangerous to the cause. The commuée recommended that a bureition be established, to consist of the su.«feme president and one member of eachtäte council.The work of the junior A. P. A. wasreviewed and the proposition urged thatthe body be placed under control of th«n's auxiliary of the A. P. A.The main point of the report, however,was the recommendation that all propertyof the United States except such as isowned and used by national, state or munlcipal organizations be taxed. The report was adopted.The committee on ritual and parapherlia made an extended report, coveringtechnical changes of the ritual.An Arm« nian subscription was raised.The advisory board will report tomorrow.of inforniwCONGRESS LIKES OUR PLATFORMSuit» tlie Eastern Hepabltcan* Better Tlia.it Other State*.Washington, May 15.—Members of conally expressed their engress today gc'.ire approval of the platform adopted bythe republicans of Washington state asbeing probably the best of all the stateplatforms on the financial question heretofore adopted, and that lt had unquestionably giveotherwise, credit and standing,locatedthe state, financially andBeingfar west there would have beensurpris.- hid the state dcclar.-d f**rfree coinage. The result, therefore, wasthe principal topic of the day outside oflegislative mattIncorporated Juno 16, 1893^1Established 1877.CAPITAL, $500,000.Jas. 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A Boscmao St | I 88 Wharf St. | 334 Klo, Bt. | Jasper At. ."TUP 0 NT IS OUT OF |TTHE SENATEiHEFI SEDTHE REPUBLICAN.TOSEATThe Deuio«*iitN uni PopullNlN Sue.Prevent lu» a Majority for the Font on tunt.Washington, May 15.—In the senate today Senator Morgun of Alabama presented a resolution concerning the Americansunder condemnation at Havana, and saidlie would address the senate on it tomorrow. The resolution directs the commit• ee on foreign relations to Inquire and im -port on the rights of the United Statesunder our treaties with Spain as to thetrial of our citizens arrested in Cuba aidlow under sentence of death by the SpanVh military tribunal for alleged offetiHles>>f a political or other character; requests■ lie secretary of state for literal copies•if the protocol signed by Caleb CushliliKmd the Spanish minister, and of copies>f recent correspondence relative to tnecondemnation of Americans at HavanaSenator Gallinger of New Hampshireiffered the following:"Resolved, That the widspread businessdepression and rapid Increase of the public debt demonstrates that the existingtariff law does not produce .sufficient rev -nue, and a revision of the law is imperatively demanded In the interest of th*people of the United States."Senator Gallinger announced that hewould address the senate on this résoluilon or a similar measure before congressidjourned. The resolution heretofore ifi'rodueed by Senator Mills directing thefinance committee to investigate the effect on American products at the lntrpluction of Oriental products, was agreedstatement by Senator Allen ofNebraska that the Inquiry cover the relunative labor cost in this country andhe Orient.Senator Cullom presented the final conference agreement on the legislative. eK1 Judicial appropriation bill, blitaction was deferred, as Senator Hill «leired to look into the agreement of theUnited States commissioners.Senator Bacon of Georgia was recognijzd for a speech supporting his resolutionrohibiting a further issue of bonds without special authority from congress.Bacon urged that congressshould repeal the law under which thebond issues were made. He saidif this congress adjourned without suchi repeal then It was justly chargeablewith approving the law, as It had theer to disapprove it. As more bon iswould be issued congress would l|>echargeable 1It failed towould be alions, said Senator Bacon, whenin his unbridled will could determine the' filch the public debt won dbe increased. Every such bond Issue,he said, weakened the loyalty of the people and made them subservient to a om>vas not for the executif*nor to determine the. mount of taxation. He spoke of thet autocratic power of the exectjibranch permitting the secretary <!»fthe treasury to create debt.Senator Butler followed with a showingf heavy gold withdrawals in recent days.He predicted as a result of these anotherbond Issue, unless congress interposed.■ason and to test the question,Senator Butler said, he va time set for a voteprohibiting bond Issues. He asked corteent to take lip the resolution tomorrow.Senator Hill objected.Senator Butler gave notice thatId move to consider his resolutionsoon as th*- District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed.The Dupont Case.) withIvecutiveSen;«'itii approving such Issues Ifake them impossible,serious blow to1Instltumanamount topower. 1ake laws*0!«!•liFtthisould usk to havehis resolution%The Dupont case was then taken up.Senator Platt resuming hts speech begun.vesterday in support of Dupont.S« nator Vilas summedgainst Dupont's claim to ac losed at 5 j*. m.. the hour 1agreement for a final vote.P the argumentsHiseat.•t by previousThe questiojiwas on Senator Turple's resolution declaring that Dupontseat.ms not entitled to \iThe Turple resolution was carried, yeas•s 30. all democrats and populistevoting for It and the republicans against;.Senator Jones of Nevada paired witljtSenator Wolcott. The Turple resolutloihad been In the form of an amendmenInserting the word "not" In the affirma^tlve resolution of Senator Mitchell ofOregon, chairman of the committee oi]ielections, declaring Dupont elected. Thi'resolution as amended by the Turple resloiutlon was put to a vote and carried bythe same vote as before—viz., yeas 31,•s 30.31.This closed the contest and after ;brief executive session the senate adjourned.Nomination»Washington. May 15.—The president today sent the senate the following nominallions:State—John Fowler, Massachusetts, consul at Chee Foo, China; Robert Lee Jenkins, North Carolina, consul at Patrasi(J recce.Justice—William Lochren, U. S. A., district judge for Minnesota, vice R. R. Nelson, resigned.Interior— Dominick I. Murphy, Pennsybvania, now first deputy commissioner ofpensions, to be commissioner of pensions)vice William Lochren. resigned; NapoleoriJ. T. Dana, New Hampshire, first deputycommissioner of pensions, vice D. I. Mur*I»hy, nominated for commissioner of pernsions.